WastedNews.com » Wasted News n Humor DailyFree weird news, humor, jokes, and funny storiesMalaysian man gets nut stuck around penis- August 31, 2008 A Malaysian welder had to have a nut removed from around his penis after an attempt to lengthen it before he gets engaged next week went embarrassingly wrong, a news report said Sunday. The nut got stuck on his penis following an erection, the Star newspaper said, forcing him to seek help at a hospital in ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/31/malaysian-man-gets-nut-stuck-around-penis/ Modesto man tries to amputate own arm- August 31, 2008 Police say a man tried to cut off his own arm at a restaurant in Modesto, Calif., because he thought he had injected air into a vein while shooting cocaine and feared he would die unless he took drastic action. Authorities say 33-year-old Michael Lasiter rushed into the Denny&8217;s restaurant late Friday and started stabbing himself ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/31/modesto-man-tries-to-amputate-own-arm/ Japan says no word from China on dumpling poisoning- August 30, 2008 Japan&8217;s Foreign Ministry denied on Saturday media reports that Beijing had for the first time acknowledged that pesticide-laced dumplings &8212; at the heart of a bilateral row &8212; had probably been contaminated in China. Japanese media, including NHK public television, said China had told Japan an individual working with the factory that produced the poisoned dumplings ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/30/japan-says-no-word-from-china-on-dumpling-poisoning/ Georgia towns scarecrows h(a)unting for world record- August 30, 2008 This small northeastern Georgia town&8217;s population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town. There&8217;s a scuba diver, the Georgia Bulldogs football team and of course the cast of the Wizard of ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/30/georgia-towns-scarecrows-haunting-for-world-record/ Man says he found dead shark in Lake Michigan- August 30, 2008 There&8217;s no telling what might turn up in Lake Michigan. Rich Fasi of Traverse City says he found a dead 2-foot shark in the water while fishing on West Grand Traverse Bay on Wednesday. The saltwater fish was a juvenile blacktip shark, said Mark Tonello, a fisheries biologist from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Tonello said someone ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/30/man-says-he-found-dead-shark-in-lake-michigan/ Swedens Loch Ness monster possibly caught on camera- August 29, 2008 Sweden&8217;s own version of the Loch Ness monster, the Storsjoe or Great Lake monster, has been caught on film by surveillance videos, an association that installed the cameras said Friday. The legend of the Swedish beast has swirled for nearly four centuries, with some 200 sightings reported in the lake in central Sweden. &8220;On Thursday at 12:21 ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/29/swedens-loch-ness-monster-possibly-caught-on-camera/ Remember your loved one - as a diamond- August 29, 2008 Diamonds really are forever. Algordanza, a small company based in the mountainous southeast of Switzerland, uses the ashes of dead people to make diamonds as a permanent memento for their nearest and dearest. And with prices starting at less than 5,000 euros ($7,488), the jewels are not solely the preserve of the ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/29/remember-your-loved-one-as-a-diamond/ Why its so hard to swat a fly- August 29, 2008 The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. At the mere hint of a threat, the insects adjust their preflight stance to flee in the opposite direction, ensuring a clean getaway, they said in a finding that helps explain why flies so easily evade swipes ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/29/why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly/ Disposable diaper breaks fall, saves childs life- August 28, 2008 A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday. Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot (10-meter) fall because his diaper snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife. The boy dangled ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/28/disposable-diaper-breaks-fall-saves-childs-life/ Fed-up Peruvian neighbourhood passes one-dog rule- August 28, 2008 Dog lovers beware. A neighbourhood in Peru&8217;s capital, Lima, has passed a law prohibiting families living in apartments from having more than one dog. People living in houses are allowed two dogs, while those found with more will be subject to hefty fines. According to an order published in the country&8217;s official gazette on Thursday, residents of ...http://www.wastednews.com/2008/08/28/fed-up-peruvian-neighbourhood-passes-one-dog-rule/ |